Coaster "mesh"

[EpochEmu]

I was wondering if any of you knew where and why coasters use this mesh on the sides on the track. I was assuming it was to catch fallen items over paths, seen here on Mako:

(http://www.producers-group.com/project/mako/)

...but Galactica, which goes over many paths, dosen't have any:

(http://gallery.towersalmanac.com/displayimage.php?pos=-3412)

Are some parks required to use mesh by law? What is the purpose of this ENIGMA?!

 

[tomahawk]

Pathways underneath. Falling items.

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[GuyWithAStick]

Yes, it is meant to catch falling items. The difference between Mako and Galactica is the restraint. Mako, and other hypers, are very open and susceptible to items falling out of the hands/pockets of a rider. Flyers, however, have full vests, lap bars, leg flaps, etc. Super restrictive, therefore making loose items near impossible to fall out.

Similar rides might not have nets, but they'll have a structure with a roof directly below the track. It works the same way.

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[Antinos]

Also, different countries enforce different regulations at different points in time. Galactica is relatively old whereas Mako opened two years ago - it's a possibility that England did not have any sort of regulation regarding objects falling from rides like there certainly is here in the United States.

 

[EpochEmu]

Thanks, for some reason this was just really bothering me.

 

[Lofty]

Yeah, as stated by Antinos, it depends on the different countries (and even States in the USA) as to which coasters need it.